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Chrysophyceae: Ochromonadales: Dinobryaceae

Epipyxis proteus
(Wislouch) Hilliard et Asmund

Epipyxis Genus: Genus: Solitary or colonial; individual with tubular test; young individuals are attached to the exterior of parent tests (Kudo, 1966). Loricas tubular, attached to sides of one another (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Epipyxis proteus (Wislouch) Hilliard et Asmund ?, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No.11, Kannon-numa Forest Park (pond), Shimogo town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, November 15, 2008, by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.11, Kannon-numa Forest Park (pond/marsh), Shimogo town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, November 15, 2008, by Y. Tsukii


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